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Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung: "This year will bring growth in all sectors… This must be the first year of Korea's great leap forward."
Diplomacy Journal shJung 기자 | President Lee Jae-myung said on the 9th, "This year's economic growth rate is expected to be around 2%, slightly exceeding the potential growth rate." Presiding over the "2026 Economic Growth Strategy National Briefing" at the Blue House that afternoon, President Lee stated, "This year must be the first year of the Republic of Korea's great leap forward, achieving growth in all sectors." President Lee noted, "This year marks the first year in which the Lee Jae-myung administration has taken actual responsibility for economic management." He added, "Fortunately, la
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- 2026-01-13 11:21
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Diplomacy Italian PM Meloni to Visit Seoul, Hold Summit with President Lee on Jan. 19
Diplomacy Journal | Lee Sung Jun | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will pay an official visit to South Korea from January 17 to 19, Cheong Wa Dae announced, marking the first visit by a European leader since the inauguration of Lee Jae-myung. The visit will also be the first time South Korea welcomes a foreign leader at Cheong Wa Dae since the presidential office returned there, and the first bilateral summit visit by an Italian prime minister in 19 years. President Lee and Prime Minister Meloni are scheduled to hold summit talks and an official luncheon on January 19. Expanding Cooperat
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- 2026-01-12 15:22
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Diplomacy Large-Scale Transformations for the Well-Being of Future Generations: The President of Kazakhstan on Ongoing Reforms
Diplomacy Journal Lee Sung Jun | In his recent interview published on January 5, 2026, in the newspaper Turkistan, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offered a comprehensive and candid assessment of the country’s development trajectory, laying out his vision for Kazakhstan’s path towards modernization. His remarks reflect not only impressive economic achievements, but also deep structural changes shaping the future of our nation. He stated that “This year will be pivotal for our country, as a number of critically important events will take place that will define Kaza
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- 2026-01-12 14:18
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Diplomacy President Tokayev Meets with Mayors of Local Governments
Diplomacy Journal Lee Sung Jun | On November 28, 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed a dialogue platform for rural akims (mayors), outlining his vision for the long-term development of remote areas. Kazakhstan’s Political Reforms: Evolution Instead of Shock Change President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is implementing a large-scale transformation of Kazakhstan’s political system by pursuing an evolutionary path of development based on institutional reform and a carefully calibrated sequence of actions. Since 2019, Kazakhstan has adopted around twenty laws aimed at modernizing its politica
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- 2026-01-12 13:38
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Diplomacy President Lee Jae-myung to Visit Japan on the 13th and 14th for a South Korea-Japan Summit
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The Blue House announced that President Lee Jae-myung will visit Nara Prefecture, Japan, for a two-day, one-night trip on January 13th and 14th to hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi. This visit was made at the invitation of the Japanese government, following the suggestion during the summit with Prime Minister Takaichi at last year's Gyeongju APEC summit that "the next shuttle diplomacy should be held in Nara, the Prime Minister's hometown."This marks the third meeting between President Lee and Prime Minister Takaichi, less than three months after hi
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- 2026-01-12 13:22
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Diplomacy Speaker Woo Won-Shik meets with Ambassador Khalid bin Ebrahim Al Hamar of Qatar in Seoul
Diplomacy Journal Lee Sung Jun | Speaker Woo Won-Shik of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea met with Ambassador Khalid bin Ebrahim Al Hamar of the State of Qatar at the Speaker’s Office in Seoul on the morning of January 8 this year. They discussed ways to expand economic cooperation between the two countries and resolve local challenges faced by Korean companies. The most notable outcome of this meeting was the progress made in the long-pending Doha Metro dispute. Last November, Speaker Woo became the first Republic of Korea National Assembly Speaker to make an official visit to Q
- 이성준 기자
- 2026-01-09 13:19
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Diplomacy President Lee and President Xi Hold Summit, Vowing to Make 2026 the "Inaugural Year" for Full Restoration of Ties
Diplomacy Journal Lee Sung Jun | BEIJING — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a 90-minute summit on Jan. 5, 2026, agreeing to fully restore bilateral relations and significantly expand cooperation across the economic, cultural, and security sectors. A Turning Point in Strategic Partnership The summit, which took place at the Great Hall of the People, lasted 30 minutes longer than scheduled, reflecting the depth of the issues discussed. In his opening remarks, President Lee characterized the meeting as a "crucial momentum" to make 2026 the inaugural year
- 이성준 기자
- 2026-01-07 16:25
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Diplomacy President Lee Concludes State Visit to China with Visit to Provisional Government Site in Shanghai
Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee | President Lee Jae-myung on January 7 (local time) visited the former site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, concluding his four-day state visit to China. Upon arriving in Shanghai, President Lee first attended the Korea–China Venture Startup Summit, where he met with young entrepreneurs from both countries who are leading innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced technologies. Participants exchanged views on expanding bilateral cooperation across cutting-edge industries. President Lee then paid tribute at the f
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- 2026-01-07 12:13
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Diplomacy Uzbekistan Enters a New Stage of Development Through a Strategic Presidential Address
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee | The Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan (ISRS), Eldor Aripov, commented to Dunyo IA on President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Address to the Oliy Majlis and the people of Uzbekistan. The Address of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Oliy Majlis and the people of Uzbekistan goes far beyond the scope of a routine annual political speech in its significance. It constitutes a strategic policy document that marks the country’s transition to a qualitatively new stage of development, the institutional consolidation o
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- 2026-01-07 11:59
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Diplomacy 2026. How U.S.–China Rivalry and Trilateral Supply Chains Are Redefining Indo-Pacific Order
Diplomacy Journal reporter Lee Gilju | The strategic competition between the United States and China has entered a new phase. What began as a trade war defined by tariffs has evolved into a far more consequential contest over financial access, technological standards, and systemic control. The end of the tariff eraWashington’s current focus is no longer on penalising Chinese exports through customs duties, but on restricting China’s participation in the core mechanisms of global capitalism.Investment screening, limits on outbound capital, restrictions on advanced semiconductor and AI technolog
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- 2025-12-25 23:06
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Global KOREAZ Awards Highlight Korea’s Youth-Centered Digital Diplomacy Strategy
Diplomacy Journal reporter Lee Gilju | South Korea is increasingly positioning youth and digital culture at the core of its public diplomacy strategy, as demonstrated at the 2025 KOREAZ Content Awards Ceremony held on December 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. Korea Showcases Youth-Led Digital Public Diplomacy at 2025 KOREAZ AwardsSouth Korea is increasingly positioning youth and digital culture at the core of its public diplomacy strategy, as demonstrated at the 2025 KOREAZ Content Awards Ceremony held on December 23 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. Kim Jina, Second
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- 2025-12-24 03:11
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Diplomacy Embassy of Qatar in Korea Hosts National Day Reception in Seoul
Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee | The Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Korea hosted a National Day reception on December 15 at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, bringing together senior government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, business leaders, and cultural figures to celebrate Qatar’s National Day and the steadily deepening ties between Qatar and Korea. The event commemorated the accession of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammad Al Thani, the founder of the State of Qatar, and was hosted by H.E. Khalid Ebrahim Al-Hamar, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Korea. Compr
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- 2025-12-19 13:33
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Diplomacy Uzbekistan–Japan: Expanding the Boundaries of Strategic Partnership
Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young | In December 2025, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is scheduled to pay an official visit to Japan and participate in the high-level Central Asia–Japan Dialogue summit, according to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul on Dec. 17. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states on 26 January 1992, the development of Uzbek–Japanese cooperation has been one of the key priorities of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on mutual respect and trust, Tashkent and Tokyo are today building dynamic, multi-tiered coo
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- 2025-12-19 13:23
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Arts-Culture Instituto Cervantes in Seoul presented principal works of Guatemala's First Nobel Laureate in Literature
Diplomacy Journal David Kendall 기자 | The Embassy of Guatemala in the Republic of Korea, in coordination with the Institute of Latin American Studies of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and the Instituto Cervantes in Seoul, held a tribute to the Guatemalan writer and diplomat Miguel Ángel Asturias, Nobel Prize in Literature 1967, as part of the commemorative year dedicated to the laureate. The event, held on December 8 at the Instituto Cervantes in Seoul, was inaugurated by the institution’s representative, Renata Yujeong Hur, who highlighted the universal relevance of Asturias’s wor
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Arts-Culture Must-see: thirsty vision of artist interrupted
Diplomacy Journal David Kendall 기자 | In her touring retrospective, artist Hyo-Chong Yoo (87) envisions putting the sorrow, resentment and longing that haunt her paintings on full display at galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Seoul, the cultural centers of her two homelands. Each piece is connected to her mother Kim Kwan-Sum, hence the title “Samogok” (思母曲). This lyric poem from Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty lauds the primacy of maternal love and is delivered by “a female figure … who, even in the face of separation from her beloved, ultimately cannot (or does not want to) let go of the thread of
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- 2025-12-18 22:33
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Where Tradition and Modernity Meet: The 2026 Korea Masters Invitational Exhibition Opens in Insadong
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February 18-19 USFK Drills over Korea's West Sea Lead to Conflicting Accounts
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Shared Pain, Shared Promise: Azerbaijan and Korea Reflect on Khojaly at Third Annual Symposium
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KGCCI and KNCW Sign MOU to Advance Women's Leadership in Korea
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KAF Program Helps Startups Enter Africa
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Singapore President Highlights Shared Values with Korea at State Dinner
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Presidents Lee and Marcos Mark 77 Years of Korea-Philippines Friendship at State Banquet
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Korea and Philippines Deepen Strategic Partnership at Malacañang Summit
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President Lee and PM Wong Chart New Course for Korea-Singapore Strategic Partnership
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Cheong Wa Dae Staff Ordered to Work on Public Holiday Amid Middle Easl Tensions
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Singapore President Highlights Shared Values with Korea at State Dinner
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